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  • 5:33 AM

    La Mer (The Sea)

    Claude Debussy

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    25:02
  • 5:17 AM

    The Garden of Adonis

    Alan Hovhaness

    Music of Hovhaness

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    15:29
  • 5:06 AM

    A Winter Idyll

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    9:26
  • 5:01 AM

    The Waves

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Pulsations

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:27
  • 4:55 AM

    Du bist die Ruh (You are repose)

    Franz Schubert

    Signum Quartet

    3:37
  • 4:12 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 6; Janacek: Taras Bulba

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    41:53
  • 4:06 AM

    Nocturne

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Halo: Music for Piano

    Andrew Matthews-Owen, piano

    3:28
  • 4:01 AM

    Nocturne

    Auguste Franchomme

    The Franchomme Project

    Louise Dubin, cello

    4:43
  • 3:47 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Music of Paul Dukas

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    10:56
  • 3:26 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Karol Szymanowski

    Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35; Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61; Mythes pour violon et piano, Op. 30

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    Baiba Skride, violin

    19:35
  • 3:16 AM

    The Awakened Heart: Epiphany

    Richard Danielpour

    Richard Danielpour: Symphony No. 3

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:33
  • 3:13 AM

    Lilies of the Valley

    Anton Arensky

    Sasha Boldachev, harp

    2:38
  • 3:06 AM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    Mad About Romance

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    6:58
  • 3:01 AM

    Partita: Pavane

    Paul Lansky

    David Starobin: New Music With Guitar, Volume 8

    David Starobin, guitar

    4:39
  • 2:49 AM

    Rhapsodie d'Auvergne

    Camille Saint-Saens

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    8:54
  • 2:26 AM

    String Quintet No. 4

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: String Quintets Op. 11, 4-6

    Smithsonian Chamber Players

    20:57
  • 2:20 AM

    Bird Songs at Eventide

    Eric Coates

    Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:55
  • 2:06 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Dreams of a Child

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    13:09
  • 2:01 AM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    Ruskin Cooper, piano

    4:34
  • 1:46 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Double Sens

    Nemanja Radulovic, violin

    Tijana Milosevic, violin

    12:27
  • 1:40 AM

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    4:10
  • 1:16 AM

    Serenade No. 11

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades K375 & K388, etc.

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    23:49
  • 1:06 AM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Stravinsky, I.: Firebird (The) / Strauss, R.: Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    8:13
  • 1:01 AM

    Maghera Mountain

    Martin Hayes

    Brooklyn Rider

    Martin Hayes, Irish fiddle

    4:45
  • 12:46 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "A London Symphony": 4th movement

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony, etc.

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    12:00
  • 12:44 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "A London Symphony": 4th movement

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony, etc.

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    12:00
  • 12:37 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Impromptus Op. 90 And Op. 142

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    6:03
  • 12:11 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Josef Suk

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    23:46
  • 12:05 AM

    A Welcome March

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford | A Song of Agincourt & other works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    5:15
  • 11:58 PM

    Dances With Wolves: Themes

    John Barry

    Hollywood's Greatest Hits Volume II

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:18
  • 11:46 PM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Prince Igor: Overture and Polovtsian Dances

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:31
  • 11:39 PM

    Piano Trio No. 2: 3rd movement

    Elfrida Andree

    Trio Nordica

    6:29
  • 11:29 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi, Giuliani, Rodrigo

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    8:38
  • 11:18 PM

    Manfred Symphony: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    9:42
  • 11:12 PM

    Shanghai Quartet

    5:10
  • 11:02 PM

    Festival Overture

    Douglas Lilburn

    LILBURN: Orchestral Works

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    8:16
  • 10:59 PM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Empire Brass

    William Kuhlman, organ

    2:51
  • 10:41 PM

    The Comedians

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    15:25
  • 10:38 PM

    Ragtime Dance

    Scott Joplin

    Joshua Rifkin, piano

    3:13
  • 10:16 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    20:48
  • 10:08 PM

    Jota aragonese

    Camille Saint-Saens

    SAINT-SAENS, C.: Ascanio: Ballet / Overtures to Stage Works (Malmo Symphony, Markl)

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    4:07
  • 9:59 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    8:03
  • 9:43 PM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Pavane

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    14:22
  • 9:16 PM

    Ellis Island

    Meredith Monk

    Holes in the Sky

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:02
  • 9:12 PM

    Cello Suite No. 3: Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: An Imaginary Dance

    Charles Curtis, cello

    3:16
  • 9:09 PM

    Cello Suite No. 3: Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Charles Curtis, cello

    Anthony Burr, organ

    Naren Budhakar, tabla

    2:59
  • 9:00 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    8:19
  • 6:50 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    Nicholas Daniel, oboe

    8:13
  • 6:25 PM

    Arpeggione Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Brahms, Schubert, Frank: Sonata for Viola and Piano Vol 2

    Tabea Zimmermann, viola

    23:28
  • 6:22 PM

    Entrance of the Little Fauns

    Gabriel Pierne

    Classic Marches

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    2:10
  • 6:18 PM

    Apollo Chamber Players

    2:44
  • 6:06 PM

    Overture

    Juan Arriaga

    Arriaga: Symphony in D Minor, Los esclavos felices Overture, Etc / Solset, Mena, BBC Philharmonic

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    11:06
  • 6:01 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 2nd movement

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:32
  • 5:58 PM

    Mrs. Winter's Jump

    John Dowland

    Lute Works, Vol. 1

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    :52
  • 5:44 PM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    Mad About the Waltz

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    13:14
  • 5:37 PM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

    5:28
  • 5:23 PM

    Spanish Dances

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    14:18
  • 5:06 PM

    Symphony No. 12

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 10, "46," "42," 12 & 13

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    15:14
  • 5:01 PM

    Pekka Kuusisto, violin

    Ismo Eskelinen, guitar

    4:44
  • 4:47 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Julian Lloyd Webber, conductor

    11:32
  • 4:40 PM

    La Dangereuse

    Ludovic Lamothe

    Asa

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    5:02
  • 4:16 PM

    Idillio-Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    Andrew Tenaglia, oboe

    23:10
  • 4:06 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:29
  • 4:01 PM

    The Jester at the Wedding: Caprice

    Eric Coates

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:50 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    8:19
  • 3:49 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    8:19
  • 3:44 PM

    Dances from New England and Ireland

    Traditional

    Come to the River: An Early American Gathering

    Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord

    4:41
  • 3:21 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Morning"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    22:36
  • 3:10 PM

    Sky: 1st movement

    Michael Torke

    Sky

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Tessa Lark, violin

    9:43
  • 3:03 PM

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    6:07
  • 3:00 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    2:28
  • 2:44 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Bizet, Prokofiev, Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 1

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    13:32
  • 2:37 PM

    Intrada

    Aarre Merikanto

    Aarre Merikanto

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    5:17
  • 2:31 PM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    Thomas Zehetmair, violin

    5:36
  • 2:24 PM

    Ports of Call (Escales): Valencia

    Jacques Ibert

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    5:29
  • 2:20 PM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    L.A. Guitar Quartet

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:33
  • 2:08 PM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:06
  • 2:04 PM

    Walking Tune

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:35
  • 1:53 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    5:46
  • 1:49 PM

    Downton Abbey: You Are The Best Of Me

    John Lunn

    Downton Abbey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Chamber Orchestra of London

    Alastair King, conductor

    2:44
  • 1:42 PM

    2 Canzons

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli

    Chicago Brass Ensemble

    5:43
  • 1:34 PM

    Symphony: 1st movement

    Georges Bizet

    Paris Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    7:15
  • 1:31 PM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Ray Chen, violin

    Julien Quentin, piano

    2:15
  • 1:23 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 4

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Flute Concertos

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:03
  • 1:16 PM

    Norwegian Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    6:14
  • 1:11 PM

    Bagatelles: Allegretto scherzando (3)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenade, Bagatelles, Czech Suite

    National Chamber Players

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    3:10
  • 1:04 PM

    Donna Diana Overture

    Emil von Reznicek

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    6:00
  • 12:50 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos 1, 3 & 4

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Viktoria Mullova, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    9:10
  • 12:46 PM

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    2:19
  • 12:38 PM

    Chatham Baroque

    6:36
  • 12:31 PM

    Easter Cantata: My Spirit be Joyful

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Vol I

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    6:01
  • 12:27 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2: Rustic Dance

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:40
  • 12:21 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Complete Symphonies

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    5:05
  • 12:15 PM

    String Quartet No. 67: 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Takacs Quartet

    4:52
  • 12:08 PM

    Villanelle

    Paul Dukas

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    6:03
  • 12:04 PM

    Song without Words No. 29 "Venetian Gondola Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Javier Perianes, piano

    2:48
  • 11:44 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Frederick the Great

    Frederick the Great: Flotenkonzerte & Sinfonien

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    Manfred Friedrich, flute

    14:42
  • 11:17 AM

    African Suite

    Fela Sowande

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    24:52
  • 11:11 AM

    Valsisimo

    Astor Piazzolla

    Astor Piazzolla: Escualo

    Ann Hobson Pilot, harp

    5:28
  • 11:06 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Showpieces and Encores

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    3:59
  • 11:01 AM

    The Maiden with the Daffodil

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Piano Music, Vol. 3

    Eric Parkin, piano

    4:29
  • 10:30 AM

    String Quartet No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cypress String Quartet

    28:06
  • 10:16 AM

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    12:36
  • 10:10 AM

    I Stood on the River of Jordan

    Spiritual

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    American Spiritual Ensemble

    Everett McCorvey, conductor

    4:08
  • 10:06 AM

    To a Wild Rose

    Edward MacDowell

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    3:16
  • 10:01 AM

    Wind Quintet: 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Carion: Nielsen's Footsteps

    Carion Wind Quintet

    4:36
  • 9:48 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images pour Orchestre

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    10:19
  • 9:44 AM

    Reverie champetre

    Edmond Dede

    Nancy Ambrose King, oboe

    2:58
  • 9:12 AM

    String Quartet No. 14 "Spring"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Guarneri Quartet

    30:23
  • 9:06 AM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust

    Halle Orchestra

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    5:44
  • 9:01 AM

    Lute Suite No. 4: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Distant Show

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:37
  • 8:45 AM

    Everything Lasts Forever

    Michael Kurth

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    13:22
  • 8:39 AM

    A Little Chaos

    Peter Gregson

    Pulsations

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:31
  • 8:06 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Tragic"

    Franz Schubert

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    31:00
  • 8:01 AM

    Winter Serenade (Serenade d'Hiver)

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Asbury Brass Quintet with Adolph Herseth, soloist

    Asbury Brass Quintet

    4:33
  • 7:43 AM

    Finding Rothko

    Adam Schoenberg

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    14:48
  • 7:28 AM

    American Canvas

    Jennifer Higdon

    American Canvas

    Dolce Suono Trio

    14:56
  • 7:19 AM

    Fantasy on a Theme of Haydn

    Marcel Grandjany

    Scintillation

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    7:52
  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Mountain Flowers

    Rued Langgaard

    Langgaard: Symphony No. 1; Fra Dybet

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    11:48
  • 7:01 AM

    Red Flowers in Bloom

    Qi Liu

    Shanghai Quartet

    4:22
  • 6:47 AM

    Aurora Awakes

    John Mackey

    North Texas Wind Symphony | Mackey

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    10:53
  • 6:36 AM

    La Nuit du Destin (The Night of Destiny)

    Dia Succari

    World Keys

    Joel Fan, piano

    10:48
  • 6:27 AM

    Serenade No. 1

    Robert Volkmann

    Robert Volkmann, Carl Reinecke: Serenades

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    7:44
  • 6:01 AM

    God is Gone Up

    Gerald Finzi

    Septura

    4:26
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